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Malawi High Court declares unconstitutional the banning of dreadlocks in government schools Civic RightsCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights NewsMalawiSocio-Economic RightsSocio-economic Rights EducationSocio-economic Rights News

Malawi High Court declares unconstitutional the banning of dreadlocks in government schools

Zomba, 9 May 2023 – On 8 May 2023, the High Court of Malawi delivered a judgment declaring that the unwritten or written policy of the Government requiring all learners,…
Staff Writer
9 May 2023
False news or free speech: Protecting freedom of expression in Botswana ArticlesBotswanaCivic RightsCivic Rights ArticlesCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights Expression ArticlesCivic Rights News

False news or free speech: Protecting freedom of expression in Botswana

Published in The African and IOL 3 May 2023 By: Melusi Simelane, Civic Rights Cluster Manager, Southern Africa Litigation Centre Publishing false news or alarming/misleading information, defined differently in different…
Melusi Simelane
3 May 2023
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Eswatini Supreme Court to hear case on registration of Eswatini Sexual and Gender Minorities Civic RightsCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights NewsEquality RightsEquality Rights LGBTIQ+Equality Rights NewsEswatini

Eswatini Supreme Court to hear case on registration of Eswatini Sexual and Gender Minorities

21 April 2023, Mbabane – On 26 April 2023, the Eswatini Supreme Court will hear arguments in the case challenging the refusal by the Eswatini’s Registrar of Companies to register…
Staff Writer
21 April 2023
SALC in the news: African Union yokurudzirwa kuti igadzirise bopoto romuka muZimbabwe pamberi pesarudzo Civic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights NewsEswatiniZimbabwe

SALC in the news: African Union yokurudzirwa kuti igadzirise bopoto romuka muZimbabwe pamberi pesarudzo

15 Kukadzi 2023 By: VOA Shona Sangano reSouthern African Litigation Centre kana kuti SALC riri kukurudzira African Union kuti igadzirise nyaya yekusagadzikana kwezvinhu muZimbabwe nemuEswatini pamberi pesarudzo dziri kutarisirwa kuitwa…
Staff Writer
15 March 2023
Rastafari Children Challenging Refusal of Admission to Malawi Government Schools Civic RightsCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights NewsEquality RightsEquality Rights NewsMalawiSocio-Economic RightsSocio-economic Rights EducationSocio-economic Rights News

Rastafari Children Challenging Refusal of Admission to Malawi Government Schools

Zomba, 15 February 2023 – The High Court will, on Friday, 17 February 2023, hear an application for judicial review in which two Rastafari children are challenging the policy of…
Staff Writer
15 February 2023
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Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow: International Women Human Rights Defenders Day

On 29 November 2022, the Southern African Litigation Centre (SALC) commemorates International Women's Human Rights Defenders Day under the theme “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow." SALC, whose mandate…
Bradley Fortuin
29 November 2022

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